Saturday, 27 April 2013

I've spent the last week messing around with striping tape trying to see what new ideas I could come up with, and this is what I created! I don't know why I thought of hazard tape, no doubt it's because I was playing with the striping tape while watching CSI Vegas lol.

You can of course use regular clear tape and cut it in to strips, but be aware that 2 coats of polish over regular tape can create bleeding lines. Two coats over striping tape works very well (if you count to ten before removing it), but sometimes you'll get blurry lines with the clear tape. I'd recommend using a dense opaque polish that's a one coater over it if you're having trouble.

Thursday, 11 April 2013

Before I started this blog I uploaded lots of nail art videos to Youtube, so I thought I'd share some of them with you every now and then.

One of my favourites is this floral design painted entirely in black over a duochrome polish. In real life the effect is stunning, but sadly on camera it was super hard to pick up. As a result the photos kinda suck....even running around the house for 20 minutes taking snaps in every light condition at all angles wasn't enough to capture it.

I used a Stargazer polish for the background, number 307, with black acrylic paints for the details. I love the finished look but if you're not into such dark colours, try painting the flowers in white over a lighter background.